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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 27, 2023

SUSPECT IN BEATING DEATH PLEADS GUILTY A Watsontown man pled guilty Friday to the beating death of another man, but family members are awaiting trial in the case. According to the Daily Item, Thomas Allen Huffman of Watsontown was accused in the beating death of Richard Leroy Jameson II and then burying him on their…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 24, 2023

LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDERER OF WILLIAMSPORT MOM The man who was accused of killing Heather Cohick in the doorway of her Williamsport apartment in September of 2022 with her toddler son looking on, plead guilty in Lycoming County Court yesterday and was given life without the possibility of parole.  According to the Sun Gazette,…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 23, 2023

POLICE ARREST SUSPECT AT LOCAL BAR A Williamsport man accused of choking, stabbing and punching a 51 year old relative at a home on Bent Road was taken into custody at Kelly’s Grill in W. Fourth Street after an arrest warrant had been issued for him March 21st.  According to North Central PA dot com,…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 22, 2023

SECOND MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE A young man from New Jersey is now the second person officially charged in an attempted homicide case in Williamsport from last September.  According to the Sun Gazette, Keyon A White is now facing the charges from when he and accomplice allegedly went to Lila Lane in the Newberry…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 21, 2023

WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER A HIT AND RUN A Williamsport woman was arrested February 24th for resisting arrest and other charges after police had to forcibly remove her from her vehicle following her involvement in a hit and run.  According to the Sun Gazette, court records say 32 year old Sarah Valencia was seen by…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 17, 2023

TWO TEENS CHARGED AS ADULTS IN SHOOTING A 17 year old Williamsport man will be charged as an adult, along with another teen in a recent shooting incident from September 12th in the Newberry neighborhood.  According to the Sun Gazette, Nazir Thrower and is charged with first degree attempted homicide , attempted aggravated assault and…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 16, 2023

ROOMATES JAILED AFTER STABBING Two female roommates in a mobile home in Trout Run were arrested after a domestic disturbance between them turned violent Wednesday morning.  According to the Sun Gazette, troopers were called when a stabbing was reported at the home on Bittner Park Road.  Police say the two were arguing over money, methamphetamine,…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 15, 2023

TEEN PLEADS GUILTY TO TERRORISTIC THREATS The 18 year old charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct, who threatened to “shoot” a Loyalsock Township school during a conference call with students, recently plead guilty in Lycoming County Court. According to the Sun Gazette, Dejuan Rivera faces the charges from the December incident.  A charge against…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 14, 2023

NOR’EASTER TO STRIKE EASTERN PA The Eastern portion of the state is under a winter weather advisory til 6pm tonight and could be socked with up to a foot of snow in the Poconos and north eastern PA.  According to Accuweather, Williamsport may see up to two inches of snow with Bradford, Wyoming, Luzerne, Lackawanna…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 13, 2023

PSP DISCOVER SUSPECTS OF ID THEFT RING DURING TRAFFIC STOP State troopers stopped two men from Florida on the Route 15 off-ramp of I-80 in White Deer Township on March 7th who were allegedly part of an identity theft ring and later took the two into custody.  According to North Central PA dot com, the…more »